HAMMOND - Patrick Sullivan recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 18 point and 12 rebounds while becoming Southeastern Louisiana's all-time shot blocker in the process, and the Lions outscored Jackson State, 15-3, over the final 5:39 to claim a 70-51 victory in a non-conference contest Saturday afternoon at the University Center.

Kevyn Green, playing in his final home game as a Lion, added 18 points and had four assists as Southeastern (6-4) improved to 5-0 at home and won for the fifth time in its last six games. Jackson State, the preseason SWAC favorite which is opening the season on a brutal 14-game road trip that has included games at defending national champion Kansas, LSU, Arizona State, Illinois and Texas A&M, fell to 1-10.

"This was a great win for us at home today and is a great testament to our team," Southeastern head coach Jim Yarbrough said. "They (JSU) are the cream of the crop in the SWAC and they're well coached. We had a lot of respect for them coming in.

"We knew this was going to be a big test for us. They made a run in the second half and we kept guarding and made plays."

Sullivan, who passed former Lion Thelander Tillman, set the record at the 16:32 mark of the first half when he swatted a Jeremy Caldwell attempt. The 6-foot-9 junior added two more blocks in the game to increase his school-record total to 134. He finished 6-for-8 from the floor and 6-for-6 from the free throw line while scoring 10 of Southeastern's first 21 points of the game.

Jackson State trailed 11-9 after Darrion Griffin scored on a driving layup, but Southeastern went on a 10-0 run, capped by Sullivan's jumper that gave Southeastern a 21-9 lead with 9:01 remaining in the first half.

A basket by Antonio Pope gave Southeastern a 44-28 lead with 15:18 remaining before Jackson State began to chip away at the lead. The Tigers closed to 51-45 on Caldwell's jumper with 7:32 remaining in the game, but Southeastern pushed the lead to 55-45 as Warrell Span hit a basket and Sullivan converted underneath with 6:12 left.

Daniel Huggins sank a short jumper in the lane for JSU and Caldwell hit one of two free throws to get the Tigers to within 55-48, but Green nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key with the shot clock winding down to end the threat.

JSU, which finished 20-for-59 (34 percent) from the floor and 1-for-14 from behind the 3-point line, missed seven of its remaining eight attempts as Southeastern pushed its lead to 70-50 on three free throws by Green.

Chris Cyprian added 13 points for Southeastern, which finished 25-for-54 (46 percent) from the floor while Span added eight points and 10 rebounds. Griffin led JSU with 15 points and nine rebounds. Grant Maxey, JSU's leading scorer entering the game, was held to seven points on 3-of-10 shooting.

Southeastern returns to action on Tuesday when it opens a four-game road trip. The Lions will face Big Ten member Minnesota in an 8 p.m. contest that will be televised nationally on ESPNU. Southeastern will also face Auburn (Dec. 31), LSU (Jan. 3) and Lamar (Jan. 10) before returning home to host Northwestern State on Jan. 14.